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CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week

08/29/2023

Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

On Morality, Transformation, and Vulnerability: A Talk by the Publisher

07/17/2023

Historical perspectives about transformative justice, philosophy about human evolution, and stories from the Changemakers Alliance visits to statewide communities for the "Hometown Values & Vision" series.

Next Step Program: How Healing and Transformation Can Emerge From Violence

06/27/2023

An elementary school child looked out the window and saw…

Commentary: My Abortion Experience in 1962

06/21/2023

I was in a panic. I was sure there were doctors — and others — who would perform abortions for a price, but how to find one?

The Status of Justice Reform in Minnesota

05/29/2021

Minnesota Women's Press is building collaborative media partnerships to lift up the progress reports and solutions related to justice reform.

My Life as a Peace Activist

06/01/2019

Photo by Sarah Whiting Years ago, in high school, I had a…

Women Forging Peace

05/28/2019

Photo by Sarah Whiting Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women…

Always an advocate: Luz Maria Frias: Building bridges between cultures and communities through communication

11/01/2016

Luz Maria Frias (Photo Courtesy of Luz Maria Frias) Luz Maria…

Women Wage Peace

08/01/2016

Women Wage Peace, which was founded on the premise that Israeli and Palestinian people had lost hope that there would ever be an agreement, and that women could change that attitude by instilling hope in the population.

Forward, global women

08/01/2015

Rula Quawas, a professor at the University of Jordan (left),…

Betty McKenzie: locked up for peace

02/02/2014

The activist nun put her beliefs on the line, even if it meant going to jail. "I learned a lot in prison. For one thing, the people there are absolutely normal. I can only think of one who seemed like a criminal to me."

2013 Changemakers: The Girls Restorative Program

12/02/2013

"We made statues with words that express how we should be." — Rashonda, 16

Trees of reconciliation

10/02/2013

"I was distressed about particularly the outcome of our involvement in Iraq. This seemed like something small that I could do to contribute in a positive way."

2011 Changemakers: MCAD students meet WILPF

12/02/2011

"Many of us see [this] as an opportunity to raise the next generation of women peacemakers."

2011 Changemaker: Global Women’s Leadership Convening